The effect of footwear and surface conditions on spinal contour and flexibility with constrained standing /
and Reebok walking shoes as the most comfortable foot
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1995.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | and Reebok walking shoes as the most comfortable foot and Reebok[] walking shoes. Spinal contour and flexibility and then Reebok[] walking shoes. The least loss of athletic shoes on six different industrial floor surfaces and comfortable floor surface and ranked the use of a footrail conditions. discomfort analysis, no significant difference was found for discomfort than males as a result of standing. The Dr. Scholl[] shoe inserts inside Converse[] All-Star athletic either floor surface or foot condition. Across floor experience as a result of standing using Converse[] All-Star feet. Females generally reported experiencing more flexibility occurred with the Converse[] All-Star athletic foot conditions, the participants lost the most flexibility four consecutive days. The floor surfaces used included two four different foot conditions for periods of four hours on occurred with concrete and the least loss of flexibility occurred with Hygenic 1 for the floor surface study. For of industrial grating (Metal Grating, Clean Room Grating, on concrete used included Converses All-Star athletic shoes, participants ranked the anti-fatigue mats as the most regard to flexibility, the greatest loss of flexibility shoe inserts followed by Converse[] All-Star athletic shoes shoes with a footrail. Males, overall, lost more flexibility shoes, Converse[] All-Star athletic shoes with a footrail, shoulders, upper back, lower back, thigh, knees, legs, and significance for the floor surface or foot condition with significant change in the other dependent variables suggests spinal column when undergoing stress. In the subjective spinal column, flexibility and the level of discomfort people Standard Clean Room floor) and concrete. The foot conditions subjective ratings. Although there was no statistical surfaces, significance resulted between gender in the neck, than females. This apparent loss in flexibility and lack of the muscles tense to maintain the proper curvature in the Two studies were conducted to determine the effects on the types of anti-fatigue mats (Hygenic 1, Ergomat), three types was measured before and after each trial, as well as with Converse[] All-Star athletic shoes with Dr. Scholl[] |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Industrial Engineering". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 60 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |